The New England Patriots signed Brian Hoyer to be the back-up quarterback for the next three years and the San Francisco 49ers are footing the bill. Hoyer doesn’t have the same upside as Jimmy Garoppolo, the player he’s replacing on the Patriots roster, but he does offer plenty of value as the ideal veteran back-up quarterback.
Tom Brady isn’t retiring after this year and that provides the Patriots with some time to develop another young quarterback. Hoyer gives New England that time by providing perfectly average production if he needs to step into the line-up until that young prospect is discovered, developed, and ready to play.